Cambridge South railway station opens up the suburbs nearby

The wait is almost over for the opening of Cambridge South.

Cambridge Labor MP Daniel Zeichner and South Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings joined officials for a tour of the much-anticipated new train station.

Members of Parliament toured the completed station, which has parking spaces for 1,000 bikes, solar panels, and a green roof of wildflowers, on Monday, March 30.

The opening of the station was delayed for the second time in November, after it was first pushed back from December last year to early 2026 and then to June 2026.

The last delay was caused when a subcontractor “inserted into the electrical and mechanical system of the station” exploded.

It is believed to be on track to open in June. Some third-party websites – including operator Greater Anglia – have now started to publish train times for the new station, which will serve the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

However, a spokesperson for Network Rail told the Cambridge Independent that these should not be taken as confirmation of an opening date.

The spokesman added that the rail industry was working together to determine the opening date, with an official announcement expected later in the year, after the local elections.

A passenger on the Liverpool to Cambridge line in mid-March told the Cambridge Independent that he had heard an announcement that the train was stopping at South Cambridge.

The MPs were joined on the trip by Network Rail Anglia chief executive Jeremy Westlake.

Ahead of the visit, Labor MP Mr Zeichner said: “The Cambridge South project will deliver on Labour’s commitment to improve our public transport system, increase the employment opportunities and training opportunities available to Cambridge residents and the community from the growth truck.”

The new station is expected to provide better transport and connectivity options for around 1.8 million passengers, patients and visitors to the region.

The project marks an important step in supporting the future services of the North West Railway, which Mr Zeichner said he had been advocating in Parliament. The government hopes the £5bn line will unlock up to £103bn of economic growth for the Oxford to Cambridge corridor.

After the visit, Mr. Zeichner said: “I was delighted to visit Cambridge South Station on Monday. This new station will help the citizens of Cambridge, providing a much needed means of access to public transport as the city continues to grow. I look forward to the official opening of this station.”

Up to nine trains an hour are due to connect Cambridge South with Cambridge.

Great Northern is expected to run fast trains to and from London King’s Cross every half hour (every hour on Sundays), supplemented by a fast weekday service. They will also run an hourly train stop at all times and on weekends.

Thameslink will add a half-hourly fast link to Brighton, reduced to an hour on Sundays. Greater Anglia and CrossCountry will provide up to two trains an hour to Stansted Airport, while Greater Anglia will run two trains an hour to London Liverpool Street, rising to four during peak weekdays.

Cambridge South will benefit from between three and five trains an hour to Ely. This will include Great Northern’s King’s Lynn services, which run hourly and increase to half an hour during most of the day from Monday to Saturday. CrossCountry will call every hour, adding a stop to its Birmingham New Street – Stansted Airport service, while Greater Anglia will contribute an hourly service to Norwich.